Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-08-10

| was severed from big body. Mr.. Pettway leaves
| a family. His wife Was appraised of his shock
ing death few hours after it occurred.
| Ofthe wounded there were three from Rich
mond-Viz: Ed. Starke, cut on the shoulder
| and hand-not seriously hurt; Mr.. Cohen, in
ternally hurt and in good condition; Mrs
Walker, bruised about the head and cut on the
eyes, but not seriously hurt.
z The Dispatch of the 9th instant, continues the
| details of the accident gathering information
| from various sources from which the following
| is compiled.
! A wrecking train WAS sent from Richmond
| taking several officers OF the road, surgeons
and full force of experts.
The train taking the wounded to Richmond
had to lie over at Charlottesville. 1t arrived at
Richmond at 2:12 p. m.. ca the 9th instant. On
it were Mrs. D. N. Walker, Mrs, Mary P. Moore
and Major Benjamin II. Nash, of Richmond
They were met attLe dapot by friends or men,
bers of their families and taken to their homes
| The remains of Mr.. Pettway were also brought
down and turned over 10 Undertaken l.. T.
Christian to be prepared for burial,
The train due at SOL p. m, same day was an
hour late, among the wounded on that train
were Capt. E. D. Starke, OF Richmond, who had
a cut on the shoulder, Rev. L. B. Timberlake,
| a Baptist minister formerly of Richmond, but
now of Louisville, KY, who was painfully
wounded in the shoulder.
Mrs. A. Rothschild, of Emlnence, KY. was
| lying on a mattress in the Pullman car with
| an ankle severely spraiaed andlseveral bruises
about the body. Her wounds care of a. painful
character but Neutrality-suspicious. Is apprehended.
She was taken to the Retreat for the Sick. She
| said that she was very thankful to Providence
for the escape of hers children and sister, Miss
| Pauline Woollstein. She said: 81 knew moth
| ing until was taken from the car, My chill
| dren and sister were seated together. The lit
| tie one did not receive q scratch" Mrs. Roths-
child is quite young. Her Oldest child is seven
| and the youngest two. Her husband is mer-
chant
! Mr. Francis Nash. gentleman over seventy
years of age was lying on a mattress upon the
| floor of the baggage-car unconscious, with his
| wife by his side tanning him. He is seriously
hurt internally and bis spine badly injured
| His condition is critical. He was.taken to the
Retreat for the Sick. Mr. Nash and wife were
returning to their home IN Brooklyn. N. Y.
from visit in Southern Illinois to his brother,
whom he had not seen for forty years.
| Mr.. N. Cohen, a Richmond clothing mer-
| chant, was also on the train. He was slightly
hurt III several places. Major Nash received
some injuries. Hegiveslthe followfngaccount
! of the occurrence. "He said that he knew no
one on the train except Mrs. d. \. walker
who, like himself, was returning from the
White Sulphur, and Captain E. D. Starke
| The former was rather under his charge, aud
| the latter occupied the seat with him. Mrs
| Moore was in the Car. but he did not know ii
at the time. The train was coming down
grade at good speed, and Captain Starke re-
marked: 1--WE will not be able TO remain on
| the track long at this rate" The cars in front
| could then be seen osciliating in a dangerous
| manner, and the sentence quoted had just been
uttered, when the coach was hurled from the
| track with great momentum. The car, he
| said, made one complete revolution, landing
| on the side on which II first fell and perching
itself against two IaTgs trees about twenty-five
| feet from the track. # the trees had not been
encountered, the car would have made anoth-
er revolution and have sided as in the first in
stance, and the probability is that all of the
passengers would have been killed or danger
| ously wounded. The Major said as 1t was, he
| felt as though he had been turned in the air
about one hundred times. In an instant,
| Captain Starke kicked the glass out of the
| door nearest him, aud, although wounded, he
begun the work of rescuing his fellow passen-
was released. Major Nash had his feet caught
under a seat on which we're two persons, and
it was some timo before he could extricate
himself. When be got out he, and in fact
everybody, joined the aid ng party. He speaks
in the highest terms Of he whole souied, kind
hearted manner in which the Richmonders
and others stopping at Greenwood, nursed and
| in every way possible Contributed to the COM
| fort of the sufferers He could not account for
| the accident unless the force in making the
curve when going so fast threw the coaches
Off
Mr.. Il. H. Meyer, OF Covington, with his
wife was on the train ca route ior Newport News.
Mr.. Meyer is on crutches, having only one
| leg. Ee was in the coach which was derailed
| He stated that the train was running along as
| usual, when the Car Jumped the tract. He fell
on his wife and in q MON ent the utmost conSter-
nation prevailed, the cries of the ladies and the
| groans CT the injured, combining TO make the
| scene one of terror, III was so sudden that he
could describe no special sensations. The car
rolled down the EN- bankment which was
| about eight feet high, and turned over to the
broad side, about fifteen feet from the track.
| AS quick as possible, the work of rescuing the
occupants of the ladies' car was begun, and
Dr. NJ. L. McCue was soon at hand. admins
tering TO the sufferers. Mrs. Meyer received
slight bruises on the cheek and arm, bnt they
were not painful"
| The following remarks are copied from the
| DispGteh'
"Airs Walker was suffering considerably
| yesterday from her bruises, but in the after
| noon was easier. Her condition is by nc
| means serious.
Mrs Moore, who is a sister of Messrs. R. Il
and Frank D. Steger, lives in Ashland. She
rCt,o b. ~ e-gs1 MI nj hrNt
| Mr.. John L. Wood Yves uninjured, but shak en-
| up. He describes the accident as does Mr.
Meyer. He was en- route fer Old Point. He had
his hat on and cane in hand. He was thrown
over q seat.
Captain E. D. starke is a member of the City
Council. He was returning from Ohio, where
he had been to visit his vie.
| Mr.. Nathaniel Coleman, "a Baltimore drum
u1er, was quite badly hurt. He at once took
the train for home prefsrrfDg to suffer little
on the way, rather than be laid up from home
In addition to those named. there were quite
a number Of both ladies' and gentlemen who
left for their respective homas on the frs
trains.
| Captain Cason, the conductor, is spoken Of
in the highest terms both as gentleman o
| honor and railroad man of experience ant
care. He was untring In his efforts TO relieve
the suffering ones. The engineer was L. ID
| Hall.
One of the passengers had his upper lip en-
Ltirely severed except at one'eorneT"
Mr.. Geo. W. Eeytvay, tie baggage master
who was Killed, was resident CT Richmond
and lived on franklin street. He leaves VIII
and six children. Hehad been with the Chesa
peake and Ohio road for q number of years
Some years since he left its employ for a time
and was driver for the City Ry Co. he wa
on thu first train that made the trip over tn
new road to Newport News.
Mi. Pettwsy YVES also On the train at the tim